consulate in benghazi was anmaed assault. he says that the attack, which occurred on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 was possibly organized by a group with ties to al qaeda. but the obama administration continues to say that the assault was spontaneous and unrelated to the 9/11 attacks. >> we don't see at this point signs that this was a coordinated, planned, premeditated attack. obviously we'll wait for the results of the investigation and we don't want to jump to conclusions before then. i think it is important for the american people to know our best current assessment. >> oil and gasoline prices while pulling back a little bit today, remain elevated in part over middle east tensions including new disagreements over the u.s. and israel in response to iran's nuclear program. that fueled new speculation that the president may tap the strategic petroleum reserve 11 weeks before election day. one executive says oil supplies are adequate. >> there aren't many political reasons to draw down the strategic petroleum reserve but there